The Austrian Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) organized yesterday in Sarajevo World Environment Day, which is celebrated to raise funds for the reconstruction of kindergartens in Maglaj – flooded city in May. The Austrian Ambassador to BiH Martin Pammer explainedÂ to FENA that yesterday’s celebration is not a typical

The Austrian Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) organized yesterday in Sarajevo World Environment Day, which is celebrated to raise funds for the reconstruction of kindergartens in Maglaj – flooded city in May.

The Austrian Ambassador to BiH Martin Pammer explainedÂ to FENA that yesterday’s celebration is not a typical reception for theÂ diplomatic corps and other important guests, but this event has turned into aÂ campaign to raise funds for the flood-affected areas.

– That’s why we offer the guests to buy photos ofÂ famous BH photographers, and proceeds from the sale of these photos will beÂ redirected to charitable purposes – said Pammer.

Also, yesterday’s event was celebrated by pointing out theÂ importance of the environment and the presentation of the good cooperation on aÂ bilateral and multilateral basis in terms of connecting countries in importantÂ programs of the United Nations.

– We decided that this humanitarian action is a supportÂ project that is of great interest because in this way we want to emphasize theÂ importance of transparency in the provision of aid and that it be addressedÂ wherever it is intended – said Pammer.

The representative of the United Nations EnvironmentÂ Programme (UNEP) in BiH OmiÃ¦eviÃ¦ Amina said in a statement to FENA that secondÂ year in a row UNEP together with the Austrian Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
and the SOS Children’s Villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina are organizing andÂ celebrating the World Environment Day.

– This year, due to a natural disaster that hasÂ befallen the BiH, instead of a celebration we organized a charity event.
Therefore, the reception guests are invited to deliver a donation to SOSÂ Children’s Village and to purchase photos exposed to the entire amount wasÂ spent for the reconstruction of kindergartens in Maglaj – stressed Omicevic.

Omicevic said that the participants presented theÂ results of climate change that caused the latest developments in Bosnia andÂ Herzegovina, and they commented on the natural disasters caused by climateÂ change in the European Union.

World Environment Day is celebrated every year on JuneÂ 5, to mark the anniversary of the United Nations Conference in StockholmÂ (1972). This day is dedicated to the environment, and on this day all over theÂ world, we are trying to highlight the main environmental issues and encourageÂ people to responsible behavior towards the environment.

The reception was attended by representatives of theÂ diplomatic corps in BiH, international organizations and representatives of theÂ NGO sector dealing with the protection of the environment in BiH.